Tying means for bags and the like



Sept. 16, 1930. s. szKE TYING MEANS FOR BAGS AND THE LIKE Filed Jan.

Patented Sept. 16, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STEFAN SZKE, OFLEVOCA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEF KRALIEK, F LEVOCA,SLOVAKIA TYING MEANS FOR BAGS AND THE LIKE Application led January 4,1929, Serial No. 330,405, and in Czechoslovakia July 23, 1927.

and single links 4. At the end of the chain aterminal piece 6 isprovided.

Between the arms 2a two-armed lever 8 is journalled upon the stud Tonearm of which is enlarged to constitutev a covering plate 9 and providedwith a dog or closing hook 10 and adapted to be retained in the I havefiled applications in Czechoslovakia, July 23, 1927, in Germany Feb. 28,1928, and in France Apr. 27, 1928.

This invention refers broadly to closing,

binding and tying means for bags, pockets,

mail-pouches and the like, and for similar application in connectionwith other objects, and it is intended among other important objects andadvantages to facilitate the tying manipulation, and to greatly increasethe safety against unauthorized tampering with the closing means and thecontents of the bags or the like. Broadly considered the in vention isdistinguished from the prior art by the fact that one of the chain-linksof a chain or the like which has been wound upon the rumpled-up end of abag, pouch or the like is inserted into or attached to thecorrespondingly shaped end of a lever the free end of which is providedwith locking means. The slipping off and disengagement of this link isprevented by a stud provided at the end of a lock-casing and secured tothe chain. In the case of the utilization of this invention for thepurpose of securing mail-pouches the key-hole of the lock may berenderedinaccessible by a disc or plate of paper or of similar materialwhich may be provided with an oiiicia-l remark, stamp, marking or thelike and which has to be destroyed when opening the closure, so that anyunauthorized tampering with the lock and the closure may be readilydetected.

The invention will be more fully described by reference to theaccompanying drawing, showing an embodiment of the principles of theinvention by way of exempliication in Figure 1 in side elevation; Figure2 is a plan View of the tying means according to the invention in theclosed position; Figure 3 is a side elevation, similar to Figure 1, butwith the lock in the open position.

The tying or binding instrumentality comprises a casing 1, adapted forthe reception of a lock of any suitable construction. The lock isprovided with two arms 2 upon the ends of which and by means of a stud 3connecting the arms 2 the rst chain-link 4 is arranged. The chain 5 inthe exempliflcation 5G shown may be composed of double links 4 closingposition of Figure 1 by means of a Y key-bolt, latch or the like. Thecover-plate 9 comprises an admission aperture 12 for the key-hole 13,and it may be provided with a handle 11 for the purpose of facilitatingrapid opening and closing of the device. 4 Between the casing 1 and theplate 9 a small controlling plate or disc 15 already referred to may beclampingly or otherwise secured, so as to cover the keyhole 13. A

The outer arm of the lever 8 carries a forkshaped extension 14. If thechain is placedv around the twisted or rumpled-up marginal part of thebag, or if the chain is employed for the purpose offsecurely connectingseparate articles, the chain is inserted between the arms 2 (Figure 3),whereupon one of the chain-links, 4 for instance, is introduced into thefork 14. Then the plate 9 is swung down onto the casing 1, which causesthe chain-link 4 introduced into the fork 14 to assume the positionshown in dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawing.

In view of the closing hook 10 becoming snappingly engaged with thecasing 1 the lever 8 is retained in its position, while the pin 3prevents the chain-link 4 from becoming disengaged from theV fork 14,

It should be pointed out that the invention is not confined to theparticular construction shown as a form of embodiment thereof,equivalent means being obviously covered by the broad terms of myinvention. Thus, for 9 claims.

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